title: Preoperative detection of sentinel lymph nodes in endometrial cancer using SPECT/CT.
abstract: We report the use of SPECT/CT in sentinel lymph node biopsy in endometrial cancer. The patient was a 54-year-old woman with the diagnosis of endometrial adnenocarcinoma, grade 2. Preoperative MRI and transvaginal ultrasound scans revealed tumor infiltrating more than 50% of the myometrium. The patient was qualified for total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and pelvic/paraaortic lymphadenectomy. Before the surgery, 2 cervical injections of the (99m)Tc-labeled nanocolloid (0.5 mCi) were administered and the SPECT/CT was performed using a standard dual-head gamma camera and a 6-slice spiral CT component.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, Gynecologic Oncology and Gynecologic Endocrinology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland. sambor@gumed.edu.pl
authors.forename: Sambor
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawicki
authors.forename: Juliusz
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kobierski
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lass
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Cytawa
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wydra
mesh_terms: D016889:Endometrial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D011300:Preoperative Care; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed